Fantom

Fantom is a secure platform to build DApps. It is fully permissionless and open-source. Powered by Fantom’s aBFT consensus algorithm, it leverages its speed to produce real-world applications with no risks of congestion or long confirmation times. The Fantom Opera mainnet is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and provides full smart contracts support through Solidity.

Quick links

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Docs

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Connect wallet

You can set up your MetaMask wallet to connect to Fantom RPC. You can then perform transactions and interact with the network.

Get started

1. Open your Metamask Extension and click the 'Network' drop down menu at the top.
2. Select 'Custom RPC'
3. Enter the settings below:

Chain	Custom RPC Category	Details
Fantom	NETWORK NAME:	Fantom RPC
	NEW RPC URL:	https://username.chainprtcl.net/ftm/uid
	CHAIN ID:	250
	SYMBOL:	FTM
	BLOCK EXPLORER:	https://explorer.fantom.network/

Integrate Code

web3 library

• clientVersion

Returns the current client version.

Example request

curl https://username.chainprtcl.net/ftm/uid \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":1}'

Example response

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"go-opera/v1.1.1-rc.2-48966266-1656248907/linux-amd64/go1.18"}

net library

• net_version

Returns the current network id.

Example request

curl https://username.chainprtcl.net/ftm/uid \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_version","params":[],"id":67}'

Example response

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":67,"result":"250"}

eth library

Example request

eth_estimateGas

Returns the gas price for the transaction in hex.

curl https://username.chainprtcl.net/ftm/uid \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "method":"eth_estimateGas",
    "params":[{
    "from": "0x8D97689C9818892B700e27F316cc3E41e17fBeb9",
    "to": "0xd3CdA913deB6f67967B99D67aCDFa1712C293601",
    "value": "0x186a0"
    }],
    "id":1
}'

Example response

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"error":{"code":-32000,"message":"insufficient balance for transfer"}

Pricing

Node Type	Price (USD)
Fullnode	$515